Conestoga College is a public college located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It offers more than 200 programs in various fields such as Engineering, Business, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Media and Design, and Community Services.

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The Business Administration - Management (BAM) program is designed for students whose career goals include business management, self-employment or entrepreneurial ventures.The variety of courses in this program will provide students with a big-picture understanding of all major areas of business (finance and accounting, marketing and sales, human resource management and supply chain and operations), competitive skills and forward thinking for today’s evolving workforce. This program helps students develop their skills as a management generalist, offering maximum flexibility in their career choices. Students gain an understanding of the theory and skills needed for the practical applications of modern management techniques used in a variety of corporate, government and non-profit entities, as well as in small business ventures.Students in the BAM program gain exposure to real-life working environments through a variety of innovative structured activities. These may include research projects, guest speakers, consulting projects with local industry, mentoring opportunities, plant tours, computer simulations, cases, reflective exercises and role-playing. Students who graduate from this program with an overall average of 70% or more are eligible for entry into Year 3 of the four-year International Business Management degree program.All graduates of the program will qualify to obtain the C.I.M. (Certified in Management) designation offered by Chartered Managers Canada. Additionally, students will complete four of the nine required courses for the CHRP designation (Certified Human Resource Professional). Students can complete the remaining required courses through part-time studies.Applicants holding the McDonald's Management Development Program designation may apply for credit toward this program. The program has three intakes: Fall, Winter (accelerated) and Spring (accelerated), and can be completed in as little as 2 years.While we do offer the program at both the Doon and Guelph campuses, we kindly remind students that the College may choose to move Year 3 of the program offering in Guelph to the Doon campus if student numbers warrant it. Show less

Courses
Level 1
Course details
Introduction to Accounting
ACCT1025

College Reading & Writing Skills
COMM1085

Business Computing Applications I
COMP1056

Conestoga 101
CON0101

Business Mathematics I
MATH1010

Marketing I
MKT1040

Introduction to Supply Chain and Operations Management
OPER1160

Level 2
Course details
Organizational Behaviour
BUS1021

Professional Writing Skills for Business
COMM1380

Data Analysis and Advanced Functions
COMP1003

Microeconomics
ECON1020

Business Mathematics II
MATH1020

Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 3
Course details
Applied Managerial Accounting
ACCT2460

Workplace Success Strategies
CDEV1510

Macroeconomics
ECON1030

Project Management
MGMT2060

Sales
MKT2080

Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 4
Course details
Business Law
BUS2010

International Business
BUS3021

Career Success
CDEV1830

Financial Management
FIN2120

Human Resources Management
HRM2040

Sales Management Systems
MKT2380

Electives: General Education
Student must pass 1 Course(s), selected in the Student Portal from available course options
Level 5
Course details
Financial Applications In Business
ACCT2190

Decision Making
BUS2160

Financial Services and Personal Finance
BUS3010

Small Business Management
ENTR3025

Canadian Labour Relations
HRM2030

Operations Management
OPER3000

Level 6
Course details
Applied Ethics
BUS3050

Business Analysis
COMP2170

Entrepreneurship
ENTR3000

Supervisory and Leadership Practices
HRM1010

Strategic Business Planning
MGMT3030

Sustainable Development for Managers
MGMT3130

Program outcomes
Evaluate the impact of global issues on an organization's business opportunities by using an environmental scan.
Apply principles of corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics to support an organization's business initiatives.
Assess and use current concepts/systems and technologies to support an organization's business initiatives.
Conduct and present research to support business decision making.
Plan, implement and evaluate projects by applying project management principles.
Perform work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations and business practices.
Apply human resource practices to support management objectives and the organization's goals.
Use accounting and financial principles to support the management and operations of an organization.
Assess marketing and sales concepts and strategies and apply them to the needs of an organization.
Outline principles of supply chain management and operations management and assess their impact on the operations of an organization.
Participate in the development of a business plan.
Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the business field.
Outline strategies used to manage risks in an organization's business activities.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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